Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-09

down before they rccrOssed the bridge
On their return.
eve needn't be IN sich . hurry"
ssid BIN, IS they started down the
broad road at sweeping trot, ''leas
Jack Hawkins don't care. and It's none
o ole Miles business how long we
STAY
10 Walter, who could not brook
delay, or inactivity. the useless linger-
ing At thc village had made him nery-
Gus. He replied:
"Bu,, BIZ, we had nothing to dctain
us there; your attempt to get war
rant for those names was failure"
In course 10 was" said Bill, with
another grin. Il Lnow'd he'd not give
Il warrant for two SIGH names who hez
for the last thousand years stood for
nobody"
Then why did you demand the
wGrrants?'
%, don't sc know?"
mo, l don't"
"Why, boy, ye've hardly got yer eye
teeth cut in the business, yit.
Walter started and looked Bill in the
face. A feeling of horror seized him,
he i,new not why; hut the fiendish
grin on Bills face seemed to freeze
him with terror.
Il hardly understand you," after
a moments silence.
well, sir, | Kin explain. I went
there 20 see Of the justice know d any
thing about the robbers, an eff he had
any suspicious"
The answer puzzled Walter almost
rs mach as Bills entire conduct had.
He now noticed that they had left the
main road, and were entering mar
row wood path. The sun wa down
and IL was almost dark.
"Nhat are you going through the
forest fJr?' asked Walter.
81 mean 90 make n near cut an git
home sooner by it,.
No'tcr was silcnccd by the answer.
Tie forest was dark, wild and lone
some. and would have struck n timid
per on with terror. Night was upon
them before they had gone a mile
through the dark wood. Bill kept up a
conversation rs idle as twas uninterest-
ing. "lOu gotOuto' that scrape slick,
my IOy,' he finally said, with his hid
eOu- face near our hero.
.'Nbat scrapes' asked Walter.
eco, at Queenstown"
Waller felt his heart Give one big
leap to his throat, yet he feigned ignor-
/ auce.
You speak in riddles, Bill; l can t
understand you."
AVAIL kin make myself plain as
! ye want me to"
~ wish you would
"Na'N, its the little trouble We had
/ at Joe Brcwster's or more egzactly
with the officers of the law, while We
were in Joe Brewster's store"
Walter was specifics. This phan-
tom seemed determined ever to rise up
in his path, between himself and happi-
ness. 1t was the ghost that haunted
him and seemed likely TO drive him to
ruin.
"Te know" saidBill, nudging him in
the side with mis- thumb.
IL suppose l do" he answered.
''ln course &c do! In. ha. ha!'
'But | viii swear / committed no
theft and am guilty Of no crime"
"Of course ye didn't, like ter hear We
say that! ha, ha, ha," laughed Bill. up
roariously, as though he thought it the
most excellent jake Of tho season. al
guess We think l know all yer secrets. -
You certainly know that fatal one, "
! said Walter, hardly able to suppress
the tears that rushed unbidden to his
eyes.
Eye needn't be afeard o. me givin'
ye away, have never give a pal
away yit."
What could he mean b. those strange
words! Once before ne had given ~
tcrance to them, and Walter was as
much mystiiied now as then. He was
soon TO learn their fearful import. and
realize what it was to be pal of Bill
Martin.
..Ye see. - continued Bill, 1--WE bin
there an know all about if. ]
wouldn't blow on We cause ye might
turn round and blow on me"
Il know nothing on YOU" said Wal
ter.
Now, I'm goin' 20 tell you some
thin on US soon. cause its gittin'
about the time we was understandin'
each other"
Walter trembled and was silent.
Il m satisfied yer a man o. courage,
nerve an pluck, an told our capt'in
so, soon as seed We. He is list the
man to pry round an lay plans an
tell US how to lay our hands on the
swag the easiest"
Il certainly do not understand your
meaning"
'.Ye want me to be a little BIZ
plainerP"
YES"
Yer won't squealP'
- aryo'A never TELL"
~ dO.i'
''Ye hcv couragoP"
Il hope so.
lifeP"
, ayes, indeed"
''Wouldn't ys Ike to Iiv easy, an be
rich, an hey heaps o money!
, "Cortainiy
: "Yya'n. sir. we're goin' to make pile.
} o money together
81 should not object if 1t was gottcr
honorably."
''Auy way is honor ble-thatis BRAY,
and the wealth o. this world don
= blOng TO one man any mOre'n anoth
err. The man that gifts more nor hi
} sheer Is not titled to hcv It The ricl
man puts his heel on the poor one
and ef one man II cheat another out o
money an hoard il mp. it's no more
) right to 60 an take back what belong
to We. The money belongs to IN,
) world; we're its children an hev RICH
70 take our own.
, ''1ou do not mean you would rob 70
your share?" asked Walter, tremblin,
with astonishmenG
..Some folks call it that, and that 1
fist what mean"
Walter was calm. now; his fain
suspicious we're fully confirmed an,
after q few moments he asked: ..Dh
yon Is Est In ils attempt 10 rob the Ca
norn'an =. Dir, Eiless'
"Wait tn 70 are one % ms an 4 4 Co
ye al.
At this moment they drove throHg
q thickct Of hazel, and emerged int
an open space. where stood an old dc
serted cabin. Here Walter beheld hal